Computer-Assisted EFL Teacher Evaluation : A New Scheme

ISBN-13: 9783659570254 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 112 str.

Hamid-Reza Bolhari; Gholam-Reza Abbasian

Opis

This study was an attempt to find an innovative way of evaluating English language teachers, called Computer-Assisted Teacher Evaluation or CATE. Encountering abundant problems in English teacher evaluation area motivated the researchers to do this study and to investigate its impact on teachers professional development.CATE users recognized it as an innovative and promising approach in improving instruction and gaining teacher support. Also, they found it compatible with the ongoing development trend in educational technology.The book is highly recommended for teacher educators, educational managers, and researchers in teacher assessment and applied linguistics.

O autorze

Hamid-Reza Bolhari is a researcher in Applied Linguistics and has been teaching English for more than a decade.Ali Jahangard holds a PhD degree in Applied Linguistics, supervising several MA theses in the areas of ESP, teacher education and text book evaluation.Gholam-Reza Abbasian is an associate professor in Tehran Islamic Azad University.